<H3>• U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment And Unemployment — May 2015</H3>

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Unemployment rates were lower in May than a year earlier in 346 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 36 areas, and unchanged in 5 areas. Twelve areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and nine areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. . 319 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 63 had decreases, and 5 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif. (+151,200), New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+139,800), and Dallas- Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+110,500). The largest over-the-year percentage gain in employment occurred in Provo-Orem, Utah (+6.7 percent), followed by Odessa, Texas (+6.1 percent), and Lake Charles, La., and Midland, Texas (+6.0 percent each). Please visit this link to read the full report: USDOL-BLS NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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